hmtl5 Emma Myrtle McKeown b. 10 Jun 1884 Nuckolls County, Nebraska: McKeown Genealogy

Emma Myrtle McKeown

Female 1884 -


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  • Name Emma Myrtle McKeown 
    Born 10 Jun 1884  Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation missionary nurse 
    Person ID I570  McKeown
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2023 

    Father Robert McKeown,   b. Abt 1848, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Levina Coleman,   b. Dec 1853, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1918  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1874  Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herbert Basil Rivington,   b. 1877, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F775  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • US Consular Application for Registration-Native Citizen
      Emma M. McKeown
      Cairo, Egypt
      born at Nuckolls Co., Neb., June 10th, 1884
      Father: Robert McKeown
      Left the United States Oct. 5th, 1916
      arriving at Egypt Dec. 1st 1916
      Purpose: missionary work on behalf of the United Presbyterian Church of North America.
      Legal domicile is in Kansas City, Missouri
      temporary local address is c/o American Mission, Khartoum, North, Egypt.
      Not married.
    • LKH Note:

      Emma married Herbert Basil Rivington
      In 1931 they and their two children sailed on the S.S. Majestic from South Hampton, England arriving in New York on 26 May 1931.
      Herbert Basil Rivington (b. 1877, London, England)
      Emma Myrtle Rivington (b. 1883, Nebraska, USA)
      Lavina Edith Rivington (b. 1921, Atchison, USA)
      Robert Thurston Rivington (b. 1923, Khartoum, Egypt)
      Their last residence at that time was Menouf, Egypt

      Herbert Basil Rivington was a minister. He, Emma, and the children were missionaries in Egypt.

      From news articles, it appears that the family visited Emma's relatives in the the US in 1931 and 1956. Later they settled in England.
      [2]
    • Mount Clare News
      On Saturday at Lincoln park in Superior a gathering was held and a picnic dinner served honoring the Rev. Herbert Rivington, wife and three children, missionaries from C.M.S. Menorif, Egypt who are in this country on a furlough.
      Mrs. Rivington was formerly Miss Emma McKeown and was born in the Beulah neighborhood near Mt. Clare. Some 35 or more were present, representing the following families: McKeowns of Cadams and Superior, Mrs. Edith Smith, McCook, Crawfords, Moranvilles, Sloanes, Bairds, McFarlands and McCrums.
      Nuckolls County Herald, Nelson, Nebraska. Friday, 26 June 1931.
      [3]
    • Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Rivington and three children arrived Friday from New Jersey for a few days visit at the W.E. McKeown home, and with other relatives in this country. Rev. Rivington and his wife, the former Miss Emma McKeown, have been doing missionary work for about 25 years, most recently in East Africa. They are to be back in Cairo, Oct. 1.
      The Superior Express, Superior, Nebraska. Thursday, 28 June 1956.
      [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S47] Marriage record.

    2. [S50] LKH note.

    3. [S57] Newspaper article.